Probation Revocation Hearing Set For Tuscaloosa Private Investigator Accused Of Felony Stalking

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A hearing to consider revoking the probation of Tuscaloosa private investigator Michael Eugene Hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 8, 2026, following a motion filed by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.

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As Patch previously reported, Hearing, 58, is accused of violating the terms of his unsupervised probation on a past conviction after being arrested on a felony electronic stalking charge in Tuscaloosa County in late September.

The new charge comes after a woman contacted the Tuscaloosa Police Department on June 14 to report finding a tracking device on her vehicle. Investigators then determined the tracker was registered to Hearing.

He was later charged with first-degree electronic stalking — a Class C felony — booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail and released on a $30,000 bond.

In another update on the case, records obtained by Patch from the State of Alabama Private Investigation Board show that Hearing recently surrendered his private investigator license.

As for the probation revocation case, Hearing previously pleaded guilty in Hale County to second-degree assault and was given a 10-year sentence that was suspended under a two-year “split” arrangement, along with three years of unsupervised probation.

Patch previously reported in 2022 that Hearing entered the guilty plea to lesser charges after he was initially indicted for rape, sodomy and incest in connection with alleged crimes that occurred in Hale County roughly two decades ago.

In its most recent filing, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office argued that the new charge in Tuscaloosa County constitutes a violation of the probation conditions.

Hearing is represented by Tuscaloosa defense attorney Stuart Albea, who previously told Patch that his client “firmly denies these allegations and looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

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